For the second time in 19 months, Hannah Storm has told ESPN viewers that one of her friends has died.

Storm, anchoring ESPN’s coverage from the Rio Olympics, delivered the news Wednesday that John Saunders had died at age 61. Shaken, Storm ran down Saunders’ impressive broadcasting resume, emphasizing his status as a founding board member of The V Foundation, and calling him “generous, kind and beloved.”

Longtime ESPN personality and "Sports Reporters" host John Saunders died at 61.

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A longtime ESPN anchor herself, Storm choked back tears as she read a statement lauding Saunders from network president John Skipper.